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Security Bulletin: Multiple Vulnerabilities may affect Apache Ant used by Content Collector for Email, Content Collector for File Systems, Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint and Content Collector for IBM Connections

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Summary

Multiple Vulnerabilities found in Apache Ant used by Content Collector for Email, Content Collector for File Systems, Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint and Content Collector for IBM Connections

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-36373
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Ant is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted TAR archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205311 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-36374
DESCRIPTION:   Apache Ant is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an out-of-memory error when large amounts of memory are allocated. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted ZIP archive, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/205314 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
Content Collector for Email4.0.x
Content Collector for File Systems4.0.x
Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint4.0.x
Content Collector for IBM Connections4.0.x

Remediation/Fixes

 
Product VRMRemediation
Content Collector for Email4.0.1Use Content Collector for Email 4.0.1.15-IBM-ICC-IF001
Content Collector for File Systems4.0.1Use Content Collector for File Systems 4.0.1.15-IBM-ICC-IF001
Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint4.0.1Use Content Collector for Microsoft SharePoint 4.0.1.15-IBM-ICC-IF001
Content Collector for IBM Connections4.0.1Use Content Collector for IBM Connections 4.0.1.15-IBM-ICC-IF001

 

 

 

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

29 Sep 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 September 2022

UID

ibm16825111